Response Plan

In the event Foot and Mouth Disease
(FMD) is diagnosed in the United States, authorities will declare a
national animal-health emergency and livestock and allied industries
will feel the immediate effects of animal and animal-product quarantine
and movement restrictions. Quarantine, managed movement and mandatory
biosecurity protocols are designed to contain and control the disease
and minimize virus spread. In the dairy industry, the just-in-time
supply practices of milk movement in the Wisconsin could be affected
significantly by the movement restrictions and the need for additional
biosecurity at farms and processing facilities. This could lead to a
disruption of the provision of milk and milk products to consumers. Most
dairy operations and processing plants do not have the capacity to
store milk for more than 48 hours; some have less than 24 hours storage
capacity.